Fastening for garments



UNITED STATES 'A VPATENT OFFICE.

SARAH SPAUGII, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

FASTENING FOR 'eARMENTs SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.567,843,.datedfseptember `15, 1896. Application filed July 29, 1895.Serial No. 7,451. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SARAH SPAUGH, of the city of St. Louis, State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in aFasteningfor Garments, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to an improved fastening for garments; and itconsists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement ofparts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a front view of a portion of a ladys waist,the same being provided with my improved fastening. Fig. 2 is a frontelevation of myimproved fastening, the same being detached from thegarment. Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken approximatelyon the indicated line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings, l l indicate lengthsor strips of whalebone, steel, or analogous material, the same beinginclosed by casings 2, of cloth or analogous material, the side edges 3of which material protrude a slight distance beyond the strips ofwhalebone or steel. Located in one of these protruding edges 3 of eachof the strips or stays so constructed is a row of ordinary lacing-hooks4. The remaining protruding edges 3 of the strips or stays are stitchedor sewed direclty to the meeting 4edges of the garment on which thefastening is located7 and said strips when properly located extend fromthe waist of the garment to the collar thereof.

Fixed in any suitable manner to the lower end of one of the stays is aring 5, and a slight distance above the same is a second rin g 6, inevery way similar to the ring 5. Adjacent the top of this strip is athird ring 7, and said rings 5, 6,v and 7 are so arranged as that whenthe strips or stays are brought together in order to be fastened saidrings may be engaged over the hooks on the opposite stay or strip. A

8 indicates a lacing-cord which may be elastic, if desired, and saidcord is secured to one of the lowermost hooks 4 and laced in the usualmanner upwardly around the hooks as they are arranged in pairs upon thestays or strips. When this lacing-cord is elastic and it is desiredthatthe stays or strips of the fastening shall not spread too far at theircenters, said cord is looped around one pair of hooks, as indicated bythe numeral 1, either above or at the center of said stays or strips.Said fastening device being flexible, it will readily yield toanymovement of the wearer of the garment on which it is located, andsaid fastening will greatly assist the garment in retaining its propershape or form.

The fastenings may be made in various lengths to suit the differentsizes of garments, and the same being secured to the Vrear portions ofthe waist-front are always concealed from view, and said fastening is`very substantial in use when secured, and may be easily fastened orunfastened, as desired.

I claim-'- As an article of manufacture, a garmentfastening comprisingthe `two 'spring-strips l, 1, the two casings 2, one for each of saidstrips, said casings having the side edges 3 which protrude a slightdistance beyond said strips, the lacing-hooks 4 located on one of thesaid protruding edges 3 of each strip, the remaining protruding edges 3being designed to be attached directly to the meeting edges of thegarment to be fastened, said strips being designed toV extend from thewaist of the garment to the collar thereof when in use, the ring 5 Iixedto the lower end of one of said strips l, the ring 6 fixed to the samestrip a slight distance above said ring 5, the ring 7 iixed to the samestrip near the top thereof, the said rings being so arranged as thatwhen the said strips l, l, are brought together to be fastened saidrings may be engaged over the hooks on the opposite strip, and thelacingcord S secured to one of the lowermost hooks 4 and laced upwardlyaround the hooks as they are arranged in pairs upon the said strips, allarranged substantially as and for the purposes stated.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature y in presence of twowitnesses.

SARAH SPAUGII.

Witnesses:

E. E. LoNGAN, MAUD GRIFFIN.

